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Western Non-Metallic

Past Producer in Imperial county in California, United States with commodity Mica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099482
MRDS ID TC38673
Record type Site
Current site name Western Non-Metallic
Related records 10188272

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.79968, 32.86229 (WGS84)
Relative position 13 MI NW OF YUMA, 3.5 MI NE OF OGILBY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Imperial(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ogilby(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

El Centro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salton Sea(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Imperial

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 15S 21E 18 N2 California

Comments on the location information

  • ON MICATALE HILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LUBRICANT DUST FOR SURFACES OF ROLLED ROOFING MATERIALS

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.79968, 32.86229
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 30.48M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years CONTINUOUS 1929-1960; INTERMITTENT 1960-1962

Mining district

District name Cargo Muchacho Mountains

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner California Western Non-Metallic

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 60.96M
    Overall depth 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • FIVE OPEN PITS EXCAVATED BY POWER SHOVELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORTON, P.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT NO. 7, P. 65

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PURE ZONES WHICH CAN BE A FEW HUNDRED FEET ALONG STRIKE; INTERBEDDED WITH QUARTZITE, SERICITE-SCHIST, QUARTZ-MICA SCHIST, KYANITE QUARTZITE, AND KYANITE-QUARTZ-MICA SCHIST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Unkefer, Jason U.S. Geological Survey

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